[Remote] Sr. Security Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yum! Brands is a global leader in the restaurant industry, supporting brands like KFC and Taco Bell. They are seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to join their Cybersecurity Engineering team, focusing on web application security, cloud technologies, and enterprise-scale engineering.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize Web Application Firewall (WAF) protections using Akamai (or similar platforms)
- Secure enterprise web applications and APIs against modern cyber threats, including OWASP Top 10, DDoS, bots, and API attacks
- Manage CDN configurations and public TLS certificate lifecycle
- Investigate security incidents, tune security policies, and improve platform performance
- Drive automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
- Partner with engineering, cloud, networking, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions
Skills
- Design, implement, and optimize Web Application Firewall (WAF) protections using Akamai (or similar platforms)
- Secure enterprise web applications and APIs against modern cyber threats, including OWASP Top 10, DDoS, bots, and API attacks
- Manage CDN configurations and public TLS certificate lifecycle
- Investigate security incidents, tune security policies, and improve platform performance
- Drive automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
- Partner with engineering, cloud, networking, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions
- Experience with enterprise WAF technologies (Akamai preferred; Cloudflare, Imperva, F5, AWS WAF also considered)
- Strong knowledge of HTTP/S, TLS/SSL, DNS, TCP/IP, CDN architecture, REST APIs, and web application security
- Experience managing certificates, troubleshooting production environments, and responding to security incidents
- Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Python, Bash) is a plus
- Security certifications such as CISSP, Security+, GSEC, or Akamai certifications are a bonus
Benefits
- Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan).
- Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
- Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan.
- Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off, half day Fridays year-round and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.
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